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National Dementia Research and Knowledge Translation Forum 2015
September 7-8 | The Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney
“Science and Practice – The Big Questions”
FINAL PROGRAM - OVERVIEW
DAY 1: MONDAY September 7 | KNOWLEDGE GENERATORS
What are some of the latest findings in research relevant to dementia? … and which Big Questions need further answers from science?
9.00 SESSION 1: WELCOME AND OPENING PLENARY SESSION | Facilitated by Dr Norman Swan (host of The Health Report on ABC Radio National, and Tonic on ABC News24)
9.00 Welcome and “Setting The Scene” Dr Norman Swan (host of The Health Report on ABC Radio National, and Tonic on ABC News24)
9:10 Keynote: Prof Nicola Lautenschlager (Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, VIC) “Physical activity and brain health: from dementia risk reduction to treatment of cognitive impairment”
9:50 Keynote: Prof Keith Hill (Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, WA) “Falls prevention for people with dementia: Is there a need for dementia focussed falls prevention research and translations?”
10.30 MORNING BREAK Poster Viewing & Resource / Exhibitor Showcase
11.00 SESSION 2: THE BIG QUESTIONS | Facilitated by Dr Norman Swan (host of The Health Report on ABC Radio National, and Tonic on ABC News24)
11:05 Consumer Address: Mrs Imelda Gilmore (Carer, and Consumer Advocate – Alzheimer’s Australia NSW) “A Carer’s Questions”
11:30 In Conversation with the DCRC Directors: “Thinking about answers to the Big Questions”
Dr Norman Swan with guests: • Prof Henry Brodaty (Centre Director, DCRC-Assessment and Better Care, UNSW)
• Prof Elizabeth Beattie (Centre Director, DCRC-Carers and Consumers, QUT)
• Prof Kaarin Anstey (Centre Director, DCRC-Early Diagnosis and Prevention, ANU)
12:30 Early Career Spotlight: Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs (NHMRC Early Career Fellow | Centre for Research on Ageing Health & Wellbeing, ANU | DCRC-Early Diagnosis and Prevention)
“Cognition-focused interventions for older adults with mild dementia and at risk of dementia: State of the science, central challenges and possible solutions”
1:05 Project Spotlight: Kids4Dementia
1:10 LUNCH Poster Viewing & Resource / Exhibitor Showcase Early Scholars Network Meeting with Lunch | with Dr Tamika Heiden, KT Australia
2.20 SESSION 3: PARALLEL SESSIONS – free papers *
3A. Causes, Correlates, and Risks
Chair: Dr Nicole Kochan (Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW)
2:22 Does anxiety predict cognitive decline in the elderly? Findings from the PATH through
life study. RN Arthur, ME Mortby, RA Burns, KJ Anstey
3B. Assessment, Screening, Diagnosis
Chair: Prof Dimity Pond (University of Newcastle, NSW)
Pilot data for a novel task for examining social skills impairments in people with
dementia. M Kelly, S McDonald
2:39 Environmental and lifestyle risk factors for younger onset dementia: Preliminary results Case finding or population screening for dementia: What is the difference?
from the INSPIRED study. M Cations, A Withall, B Draper, F White, N Denham, J Trollor, K Mate, D Pond, P Magin
P Gonski, A Demirkol, H Brodaty, P Sachdev, C Loy
2:56 Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms and correlations with cognitive function:
findings from the PATH Project. ME Mortby, N Cherbuin, KJ Anstey
3:13 Old-age hippocampal sclerosis in the population: an underdiagnosed cause of dementia.
SRK Hokkanen, S Hunter, TM Polvikoski, HA Keage, T Minett, FE Matthews, C Brayne,
CC75C study group
3.30 AFTERNOON BREAK Poster Viewing & Resource / Exhibitor Showcase
Timely diagnosis of dementia- a narrative literature review regarding the benefits and
risks of diagnosis. B Hughes, M Martin-Khan, A Soliman, D Lie
A biomarker panel towards the early diagnosis, prediction and monitoring of Alzheimer's
disease: Australian imaging biomarkers and lifestyle study of aging cohort.
VB Gupta, E Hone, S Pedrini, RN Martins
3C. Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
Chair: Dr Sam Davis (Flinders University, SA)
Outcomes of wandering-related boundary transgression in Residential Aged Care.
M MacAndrew, E Beattie, E Fielding, M O'Reilly, A Kolanowski
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in veterans with a history of posttraumatic
dress disorder: A survey of healthcare staff. C Travers, E Beattie, E Fielding
An evaluation of a clinical protocol for staff in the management of BPSD in Residential
Aged Care. M McCabe, M Bird, T Davison, D Mellor, S MacPherson, D Hallford, M Seedy
A deprescribing intervention to reduce the Inappropriate use of antipsychotics to manage
BPSD In Residential Aged Care: The HALT Project.
T Jessop, F Harrison, M Cations, A Shell, H Brodaty
*parallel session times are 17 minute timeslots (15min talk, 1 min questions, 1 min speaker change over)
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FINAL PROGRAM – OVERVIEW (session locations and presentation abstracts available in full program)

DAY 1: MONDAY September 7 | KNOWLEDGE GENERATORS
What are some of the latest findings in research relevant to dementia? … and which Big Questions need further answers from science?
4:00 SESSION 4: PARALLEL SESSIONS – free papers *
4A. Prevention, Detection, and Lifestyle
Chair: Dr Moyra Mortby (Centre for Research on Ageing Health & Wellbeing, ANU)
4:02 User experiences and perceptions of an online Alzheimer's disease risk assessment –
the ANU-ADRI. M Farrow, D O'Connor, R Kabbani, N Cherbuin, K Anstey
4:19 Development and validation of a short and tick box version of the ANU-ADRI.
S Kim, N Cherbuin, K Anstey
4:36 A brief computerised cognitive test battery for detecting mild neuro-cognitive disorders
and early dementia. N Kochan, S Pont, H Brodaty, C Woolf, JD Crawford, P Sachdev
4B. Issues in Care and Pathways
Chair: Dr Shannon McDermott (Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, U Sydney)
Staff opinions about caring for people with dementia admitted for residential respite
E Fielding, M O'Reilly, C Neville, M MacAndrew, E Beattie
Care workers providing end of life care to people experiencing severe dementia in
residential facilities.
C Toye, S Slatyer, P Wharton, E Frehner, E Oliver
Developing the Eastern Sydney Dementia Assessment Pathway.
M Freeman, B Draper
4C. Organisations, Change and Strategy
Chair: Dr Lyn Philipson (University of Wollongong)
Organisational change: A conceptual review and a new model for understanding
"individual adaptability". M Young
A systematic review of interventions to change staff care practices in order to improve
resident outcomes in long-term residential aged care.
L-F Low, J Fletcher, B Goodenough, YH Jeon, C Etherton-Beer, M MacAndrew, E Beattie
Building an integrated multi-channel strategy to create and share knowledge: Dream big
and sweat the small stuff. B Moore, K Miskovski
5.30
WELCOME RECEPTION: St James Hotel: “Mirabelle Room” www.stjameshotel.com.au 114 Castlereagh St Sydney | featuring “Dementia Dedications” with Mr Alan Watters
** if you require escorted direction to the welcome reception, please meet at the Registration Table at 5:15
DAY 2: TUESDAY September 8 | KNOWLEDGE USERS
co-hosted by the DCRCs and DTSCs
How is research informing practice and policy in dementia?
8:30 SESSION 5: Colloquium – “Knowledge Translation in Dementia Care” | Facilitated by Prof Richard Fleming (Director - DTSC NSW/ACT, University of Wollongong)
Opening addresses:
Prof John McCallum (Director – NHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research)
Ms Carol Bennett (CEO – Alzheimer’s Australia)
Confirmed Presenters include:
Ms Kristene Rice (General Manager Care Services – Anglican Retirement Villages)
Prof Andrew Robinson (Co-director – Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre)
Ms Karen Martin (Strategic Partnerships and Development Manager – Aged Care Channel)
Dr Maggie Haerstch (Arts Health Institute)
This Colloquium is open to anyone with an interest in evidence-based practice and policy in dementia care.
The session is a flow on event to a Round Table on “KT in Dementia Care” held in March 2015 at the
University of New South Wales, led by the Dementia Training Study Centres, and supported by the Dementia
Collaborative Research Centres. The Round Table was attended by a diverse range of stakeholders, and the
final report can be accessed from the DTSC website: tinyurl.com/DTSC-KT-RoundTableReport2015
10:30 MORNING BREAK Poster Viewing & Resource / Exhibitor Showcase
11:00 SESSION 6: International landscape | Facilitator: A/Prof Belinda Goodenough (Knowledge Translation Programs for DTSC NSW/ACT, and Dementia Collaborative Research Centres, Australia)
11:05 Keynote: Prof Dawn Stacey (Research Chair in Knowledge Translation to Patients, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Canada) “Is translating shared decision-making into practice a fairy story?”
11:40 Keynote: Prof Ian Graham (School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada) “What’s so great about ‘integrated KT’?”
12:15 Keynote: Prof Louise Robinson (Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, UK ) “Improving dementia care: successful strategies for translational research”
12:50 Consumer Address: Ms Kate Swaffer (Founding Chair, Dementia Alliance International) “Making a difference in dementia: My perspective on the international landscape”
1:10 LUNCH Poster Viewing & Resource / Exhibitor Showcase
*parallel session times are 17 minute timeslots (15min talk, 1 min questions, 1 min speaker change over)
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FINAL PROGRAM – OVERVIEW (session locations and presentation abstracts available in full program)

DAY 2: TUESDAY September 8 | KNOWLEDGE USERS
co-hosted by the DCRCs and DTSCs
How is research informing practice and policy in dementia?
2:20 SESSION 7: PARALLEL SESSIONS – free papers *
7A. Tools and Opportunities
Chair: A/Prof Chris Toye (Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University)
2:22 Knowledge Translation: Identifying opportunities for supporting general practice to
translate dementia prevention evidence.
M Martin-Khan, D Lie, M Farrow, G Mitchell, F Schaper
2:39 Using virtual human technology to study hospital nurses decisions about care for people
with dementia. FA Graham
2:56 Connecting learning to clinical competency: a one stop shop for Dementia Practice.
K De Souza, A Moehead
3:13 Evaluation of the BPSD Guide App for clinicians.
K Burns, R Jayasinha, H Brodaty
7B. Education and Training
Chair: Dr Andrew Stafford (Director, DTSC-WA, Curtin University WA)
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow: The development of the Dementia Training and
Study Centre Fellowship Program. C Chenco, C While, M Winbolt
Training for translation: Educating health professionals in the skill of cognitive
assessment. T Simpson
The portrait, the mirror and the landscape: creating meaningful education about
responsive behaviour. H Markwell
Facilitating culturally safe care of Aboriginal Australians living in Residential Aged Care.
K Fyfe, A Stafford, S Crowe
7C. Consumers and Community
Chair: Ms Jo-Ann Brown (Consumer Engagement Manager, Alzheimer’s Australia NSW)
Dementia, financial abuse and banking – a knowledge translation study for bank staff.
S Bhatia, C Peisah, J Macnab, C Wijeratne, N O’Neill, H Brodaty
Managing medications when you have or are caring for someone living with a dementia.
J Mullan, P Burns, R Gillespie, L Harrison, A Baker, K Win, V Traynor
Dementia and Delirium Care with Volunteers Program: Translation, partnerships and
continuation. C Bateman, K Anderson, A Blair
Incorporating consumer preferences and values into the new Australian Clinical Practice
Guidelines for Dementia.
J Thompson, L Heuzenroeder, J Jackman, C Bryden, K Swaffer, K Laver, C Whitehead
3:30 AFTERNOON BREAK Poster Viewing & Resource / Exhibitor Showcase
4:00 SESSION 8: KT Chit-Chat: “You Can Leave Your Hat On” | Facilitator: A/Prof Belinda Goodenough (Knowledge Translation Program, DTSC NSW/ACT, and Dementia Collaborative Research Centres)
Confirmed guests include: Dr Tamika Heiden (Founder and Principal – KT Australia)
Dr Ian McDonald (National Communications Manager and Coordinator – Dementia Collaborative Research Centres)
Ms Margo Barr (Study Director – The 45 and Up Study, The Sax Institute NSW)
Mr Michael Falster (Research Fellow, Epidemiology/Biostatistics – Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW)
A/Prof Lee-Fay Low (Associate Professor in Ageing and Health – Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney)
Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs (NHMRC Early Career Fellow / Clinical Neuropsychologist – Centre for Research on Ageing, Health, and Wellbeing Research, ANU)
4:50 Awards and close
CLOSE: Refreshments in local establishments (pay your way)
The Dementia Training Study Centres are funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.
Visit www.dss.gov.au for more information.
*parallel session times are 17 minute timeslots (15min talk, 1 min questions, 1 min speaker change over)
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FINAL PROGRAM – OVERVIEW (session locations and presentation abstracts available in full program)

National Dementia Research and Knowledge Translation Forum 2015
September 7-8 | The Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney
“Science and Practice – The Big Questions”
Title
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
(on display for both days of the forum)**
No link between social isolation and activity participation for nursing home residents with dementia
Is knowledge translation a common language for dementia care ‘systems’?
Raising awareness of research evidence in dementia care professionals: are workshops useful?
Intervene: pain prevalence and management in residential aged care
Lifespace and people with dementia: what are the in home and community mobility issues for people
with dementia? Can technology help us to understand?
Evidence-based principles for educating health professionals in dementia care: a ‘KT’ perspective
Put me in the picture: formulaicity and Alzheimer’s disease
From collection to connection
Impact of the timing of diagnosis of dementia on the caregiver: a consumer reference group feedback of
the protocol and interview questions
Utilising research to respond to a need and engage with consumers: a respite care guide
The War Memorial Hospital Primary Progressive Aphasia and Related Disorders Clinic: from emerging
area of clinical practice to tertiary referral clinic
Social participation and family carers of people living with dementia in Australia
Sustainable research capacity building in community aged care: The Dementia SPEAKE program
Knowledge Translation and Communication - What's the difference?
An Australian survey of cognitive health beliefs, intentions, and behaviours through the adult life course
Capable staff through 70/20/10
The Moving into Care Project: Leading change through successful partnerships
Characteristics of older people with cognitive impairment attending emergency departments
Title TBA – (showcasing the work of the Arts Health Institute)
Authors
A-N Casey, L-F Low, Y-H Jeon, H Brodaty
R Fleming, B Goodenough, E Beattie, M Winbolt, A Stafford, K Quintel
B Goodenough, R Fleming
J Kelly, C Cunningham, W McClean, S Andrews
J Liddle, D Ireland, L Gustafsson, K Kang, S Reppermund, SJ McBride,
R Lamont, F Harrison, S Brauer, NA Pachana, P Sachdev, H Brodaty
L Phillipson, B Goodenough, S Reis, R Fleming
S Macqueen
M de Mari
K Ng, M Martin-Khan, M Farrow, E Beattie, N Pachana
M O’Reilly, E Fielding, S Jeavons, E Beattie
C Taylor, K Croot, L Nickels, N Brennan
M Bauer, L McAuliffe, D Fetherstonhaugh, R Nay, W Moyle
M Heffernan, T Jessop, R Tsang
T Heiden
DE Hosking, KA Sargent-Cox, KJ Anstey
M McNab
S Lambourne
LM Schnitker, ERA Beattie, M Martin-Khan, E Burkett, LC Gray
M Haertsch
** poster presenters are encouraged to be available during at least one break, e.g. lunch FINAL PROGRAM – OVERVIEW (board numbers and presentation abstracts available in full program)
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